despite

音標(biāo)發(fā)音

• 英式音標(biāo) [d?'spa?td??spa?t]
• 美式音標(biāo) [d??spa?t]
• 國際音標(biāo) [di'spait]
• 英式發(fā)音
• 美式發(fā)音

基本解釋

• prep. 即使，盡管
• n. （詩/文）侮辱，傷害；輕視，鄙視；憎恨
• v. 故意使煩惱，故意傷害

詞源解說

• 1300年左右進入英語，直接源自古法語的despit；最初源自古典拉丁語的despectus，意為看不起。

同根派生

• adj性質(zhì)的同根詞

  despiteful：有惡意的；故意為難的。

• despite相關(guān)詞

用法辨析

• despite有時解釋為“雖然有……”。I shall try again despite the difficulty. 雖然有困難，我會再試一次。
• in despite of和despite of也表示“不管，盡管”，但是使用不普遍；
• 從語氣上看，despite比in spite of要輕。

• despite使用方法
• despite詳細辨析

英漢例句

用作介詞 (prep.)

• Despite a shortage of steel, industrial output has increased by five percent.
  盡管鋼材供應(yīng)不足,工業(yè)產(chǎn)量仍增長5％。

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詞組短語

短語

• despite prep 不管;即使;盡管;不顧
• Despite on 盡管在;盡管上
• But Despite 但盡管
• despite whichle 雖然那樣
• Despite Trailing 盡管十分疲累

• despite更多詞組

英英字典

劍橋英英字典

• without taking any notice of or being influenced by; not prevented by

柯林斯英英字典

• You use despite to introduce a fact which makes the other part of the sentence surprising.
• You use despite to introduce an idea that appears to contradict your main statement, without suggesting that this idea is true or that you believe it.

• despite劍橋字典
• despite柯林斯字典